FBI is in Fantasy land

GURPS

INGSOC
PREMO Member
Who Does The FBI Work For?
There’s no reason to beat around the bush here: what the FBI is claiming is mind-boggling when they claim the shooter had no target in mind.



That brings us to yesterday’s FBI briefing on the shooting targeting Republicans in Alexandria, a briefing that could not be more bizarre in its content and its conclusions. Mollie Hemingway has more:

“The FBI admits that Hodgkinson: vociferously raged against Republicans in online forums, had a piece of paper bearing the names of six members of Congress, was reported for doing target practice outside his home in recent months before moving to Alexandria, had mapped out a trip to the DC area, took multiple photos of the baseball field he would later shoot up, three days after the New York Times mentioned that Republicans practiced baseball at an Alexandria baseball field with little security, lived out of his van at the YMCA directly next door to the baseball field he shot up, legally purchased a rifle in March 2003 and 9 mm handgun “in November 2016,” modified the rifle at some point to accept a detachable magazine and replaced the original stock with a folding stock, rented a storage facility to hide hundreds of rounds of ammunition and additional rifle components, asked “Is this the Republican or Democrat baseball team?” before firing on the Republicans, ran a Google search for information on the “2017 Republican Convention” hours before the shooting, and took photos at high-profile Washington locations, including the east front plaza of the U.S. Capitol and the Dirksen Senate Office.

“We know from other reporting that the list was of six Republican Freedom Caucus members, including Rep. Mo Brooks, who was present at the practice.

“So what does the FBI decide this information means? Well, the takeaway of the briefing was characterized well by the Associated Press headline about it: “FBI: Gunman who shot congressman had no target in mind.” The Associated Press reported the FBI: believes the gunman “had no concrete plan to inflict violence” against Republicans, “had not yet clarified who, if anyone, he planned to target, or why,” believes he may have just “happened upon” the baseball game the morning of June 14, and that the attack appeared “spontaneous,” are unclear on the “context” of Hodgkinson’s note with six names of members of Congress, does not believe that photographs of the baseball field or other sites “represented surveillance of intended targets,” and “painted a picture of a down-on-his-luck man with few future prospects.”



maybe he had 'no target in mind' because he wanted to kill everyone :shrug:
 

GURPS

INGSOC
PREMO Member
Benghazi II: FBI Says Shooting Of Congressman Was 'Spontaneous'




But this latest strangeness from the FBI takes bizarre to new heights.

The FBI held a press conference this week to release more information about James Hodgkinson, the Democratic activist and Bernie Sanders supporter who drove from Illinois to shoot Republicans as they practiced for a baseball game at a park in Alexandria, Va. Tim Slater, who leads the criminal division of the FBI's Washington field office, uttered this inexplicable line: "At this point in the investigation, it appears more spontaneous."

Spontaneous?! Hodgkinson was a vehement critic of Republicans, raging online about President Trump. He was investigated by Illinois authorities after neighbors reported him for doing target practice in his yard. He cased the Virginia field where Republicans practiced for an annual congressional game, taking photos. He lived in his van at a YMCA right next to the ballpark, where he could keep an eye on it. He rented a unit at a storage facility where he kept ammunition -- a lot of ammunition. Right before the shooting, he asked a bystander: "Is this the Republican or Democrat baseball team?" And after he was shot to death, police found a note in his pocket that contained the names of six congressional lawmakers -- all members of the Freedom Caucus, the most conservative group in the House.
 

Hijinx

Well-Known Member
Benghazi II: FBI Says Shooting Of Congressman Was 'Spontaneous'




But this latest strangeness from the FBI takes bizarre to new heights.

The FBI held a press conference this week to release more information about James Hodgkinson, the Democratic activist and Bernie Sanders supporter who drove from Illinois to shoot Republicans as they practiced for a baseball game at a park in Alexandria, Va. Tim Slater, who leads the criminal division of the FBI's Washington field office, uttered this inexplicable line: "At this point in the investigation, it appears more spontaneous."

Spontaneous?! Hodgkinson was a vehement critic of Republicans, raging online about President Trump. He was investigated by Illinois authorities after neighbors reported him for doing target practice in his yard. He cased the Virginia field where Republicans practiced for an annual congressional game, taking photos. He lived in his van at a YMCA right next to the ballpark, where he could keep an eye on it. He rented a unit at a storage facility where he kept ammunition -- a lot of ammunition. Right before the shooting, he asked a bystander: "Is this the Republican or Democrat baseball team?" And after he was shot to death, police found a note in his pocket that contained the names of six congressional lawmakers -- all members of the Freedom Caucus, the most conservative group in the House.

Old J. Edgar may have worn a dress and maybe he was even a gay blade, but he would never have run the FBI like this.
This is embarrassing and insulting to the intelligence of Americans.
 

BOP

Well-Known Member
Benghazi II: FBI Says Shooting Of Congressman Was 'Spontaneous'




But this latest strangeness from the FBI takes bizarre to new heights.

The FBI held a press conference this week to release more information about James Hodgkinson, the Democratic activist and Bernie Sanders supporter who drove from Illinois to shoot Republicans as they practiced for a baseball game at a park in Alexandria, Va. Tim Slater, who leads the criminal division of the FBI's Washington field office, uttered this inexplicable line: "At this point in the investigation, it appears more spontaneous."

Spontaneous?! Hodgkinson was a vehement critic of Republicans, raging online about President Trump. He was investigated by Illinois authorities after neighbors reported him for doing target practice in his yard. He cased the Virginia field where Republicans practiced for an annual congressional game, taking photos. He lived in his van at a YMCA right next to the ballpark, where he could keep an eye on it. He rented a unit at a storage facility where he kept ammunition -- a lot of ammunition. Right before the shooting, he asked a bystander: "Is this the Republican or Democrat baseball team?" And after he was shot to death, police found a note in his pocket that contained the names of six congressional lawmakers -- all members of the Freedom Caucus, the most conservative group in the House.

I'm surprised the Cat House Police didn't refer to it as a "prank."
 
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